Career software such as Minnesota Career information System helps you explore your interests and personality

Our career research tools help you learn about occupations and understand the education and training needed to work in selected fields

Other tools provide Information about salaries, occupations, job market predictions and economic trends in your local labor market in a way that is easy to access and understand

Office Equipment

At every WorkForce Center, you’ll have access to office equipment that is crucial for every job search, including:

A telephone for reaching potential employers or networking contacts

Photocopy machines for copying resumes or other information needed to prepare for job interviews

Computers and software for creating and updating resumes, plus Internet access for job-search related research

Printers for producing high-quality resumes and other job-search related documents

Fax machines for sending your resume and other related documents to potential employers

Library

We offer a wide variety of books and directories to help with job hunting and career planning.

You’ll find a slightly different mix of materials in each individual WorkForce Center, based on unique local needs. However, every center carries a selection of books and other publications that cover the following subject areas:

Business and employer directories

Conducting basic job searches

Writing resumes and cover letters

Interviewing and salary negotiation

Career Planning and Development

Labor Market Information

Assistive Technology

We offer assistive technology to help customers with disabilities better use our services and resources.

All WorkForce Centers are equipped with computer software and equipment to help people who are blind, visually impaired, or have other physical impairments to use computer programs, Web sites, and read printed materials.

For telephone use, each center has a TTY for people who are deaf or have hearing impairments, and access to speech-to-speech service for people with speech impairments.

Available assistive technology includes:

Closed Caption Decoder-Enabled TV/VCR

Job Access with Speech (JAWS) for Windows

Okay Vision Aide Corporation (OVAC) Reader

Pocket Talker Personal Amplifier

ZoomText Software

UbiDuo

NexTalk

Career Readiness Certificate

The National Career Readiness Certificate is a credential that helps you stand out in a competitive job market by showing employers that you have the skills and motivation they're seeking.